Ryan Anderson

Sister Kaye M. Workman, Matron of the Laie Hawaii Temple, drew from the story of the Anti-Nephi-Lehis in the Book of Mormon in her devotional address June 3 to teach BYU-Hawaii students to be true to their covenants.

Timothy W. Richardson, Assistant Professor of International Cultural Studies, used examples from the lives of his eight children during his May 26 devotional address to encourage students “to exercise a little more trust in the Lord.”

BYU-Hawaii Religious Education Professor Aaron Schade encouraged students in his May 20 devotional to “be not afraid,” but to actively “be doing good” and trust in the Lord for strength and guidance during tough times in life.

Within the past couple of years, the BYU-Hawaii Alumni Association and President’s Council have presented a number of alumni with Genuine Gold Awards as a result of their achievements and service after graduation. The Alumni Association believes these special alumni personify the role models President David O. McKay foresaw when he coined the description in 1955.

Ryan Anderson | University Advancement | 19 May 2008

V. Napua Baker, Vice President of University Advancement, used examples from the Church College of New Zealand’s (CCNZ) 50th Anniversary and the BYU-Hawaii Concert Choir trip to China and Mongolia in her devotional address on May 13 to show why the world needs students who are “becoming true followers of Jesus Christ — Genuine Gold!”.

After greeting students in “the mother tongue of 12 of the countries represented on this campus,” she reviewed President David O. McKay’s prophetic vision for such “Genuine Gold” students. “All the world is hungering for them!,” he said.

To help students along that path,” she taught six principles:

Over the course of the summer, around 250 Asian students will take English as a Second Language (ESL) workshop classes offered by the BYU-Hawaii Center for the Improvement of Teaching and Outreach (CITO). The students, ages 12 to 18, come mainly from China, Japan and Korea for one to two weeks to learn English and explore the island of Oahu, including Pearl Harbor and the beach. CITO is currently looking for help from the community to help with the most unique part of the ESL program: host families.

President Steven C. Wheelwright of BYU-Hawaii provided students with the three ingredients that make up the Lord's "Recipe for Success" during his May 6 in devotional the Cannon Activities Center.

Ryan Anderson | University Advancement | 6 May 2008

Millions of people around the world will gather to participate in the first-ever Pangea Day international film festival broadcast, an event centered on bringing people of all cultures and civilizations into a spirit of peace and brotherhood. BYU-Hawaii will host Oahu’s only public viewing of the event on Saturday, May 10 in the McKay Auditorium at 7:30 a.m.

According to the event’s website, www.PangeaDay.org, the broadcast will include 24 short films — submitted by individuals from over 100 countries, and motivational speakers such as Queen Noor of Jordan, Christiane Amanpour of CNN and Bob Geldof, a musician and activist, as well as an Iranian rock band called Hypernova, among others.

The BYU-Hawaii Salsa Orchestra and Brass Quintet visited the island of Kauai from March 6 to 9 to showcase their talents in four performances and allow the students to interact with Latter-day Saints and others during the tour.